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Wrapping my head around today’s technology can be a bit challenging. It all changes so fast and the actual process behind smart phones, GPS, and Wi-Fi baffles me. My kids are fluent – They don’t know any different. Yet, I almost dread the learning curve required for the gadgets and devices the next generation will…
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Bruising of the sole – what causes it and how can it be remedied? Below are some of the more common causes of sole bruising in horses: Stepping on a rock Laminitis Pedal bone rotation Excessive hoof trimming Badly fitting shoes or shoes left on too long (leading to bruising and/or corns) First of all,…
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Horse Handling & Riding Styles I still find it mildly amusing when people joke about how badly behaved their horse is, how he constantly invades their space, won’t stand still and drags the owner around. They think this is hilarious and laugh it off because he is okay to ride most of the time. They…
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Karen Province, Membership Coordinator for the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH), recently asked me to help in the selection process to choose a winner for the PATH Volunteer of the Year Award. PATH International Though PATH International began with a focus on horseback riding as a form of physical and mental therapy, the organization…
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Summer is well and truly here (for one half of the globe anyway!) and many of us are enjoying the bright mornings and long evenings. Where else in the world would you be except out on the trail on a lazy, late summer afternoon, taking in the smells and sights with your best equine pal….
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Your First Ten Steps to Going Barefoot So, you want to get your horse barefoot but you are not sure where to start. Here are the top ten steps on getting you going the right way to a better life for you and your horse: 1. Read, Read, Read: get your hands on as many…
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“Change the degree of farrier by podiatry, without the systematic use of horseshoes. Have serious studies of feral horse populations in the world to give us more accurate information than we have today. Create greater synergy between society and what is a healthy horse with pedagogy, collaboration and disclosure because we have to reset the…
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“Balanced muscles protect the horse from the jarring forces of landing, improve energy, prevent injury and relieve fatigue……Fatigue is the primary cause of sports injury in any species”. This is a quote from a very detailed article on balanced muscles in our equine friends. The article speaks about the importance of posture, proper nerve transmission…
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There are several energetic, magnetic and otherwise compelling frequencies in the universe, some we can hear or feel and many we can’t – or at least humans can’t. Horses communicate with one another through subtle sounds and movements, many of which we can witness and some that we cannot. Certainly they whinny and snort to…
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